Israel’s Eye on Gaza: The IDF Electronic Observation Unit

The IDF electronic observation unit, made up solely of female soldiers, is on guard watching Gaza 24/7.

Anna Ahronheim reports in the Jerusalem Post that members of the unit have to watch and locate any terrorist infiltration, while at the same time alert troops to the infiltration and then communicate with them, once they are in the field. “It’s hard for male soldiers to multi-task,” say Capt. Tuval Tzadok and Capt. Naama Dill.

Soldiers in the unit were awarded three medals by the IDF Southern Command for their actions during the 2014 Gaza war, when soldiers identified groups of Hamas terrorists trying to infiltrate Israel on several occasions.